US stocks closed mixed on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average gaining 0.34% to 14,018.70, the S&P 500 index rising 0.16% to 1,519.43 and the Nasdaq 100 index dropping 0.17% to 3,186.49.

Data on retail sales for January and import prices for January will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. However, data on business inventories for December will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET.

Dean Foods Company (NYSE: DF) is projected to report its Q4 earnings at $0.30 per share on revenue of $3.37 billion. Lorillard (NYSE: LO) is expected to report its Q4 earnings at $0.76 per share on revenue of $1.16 billion. Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) is projected to post its Q2 earnings at $0.48 per share on revenue of $12.06 billion. Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) is expected to report its Q1 earnings at $1.40 per share on revenue of $6.72 billion.

Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) is estimated to report its Q4 earnings at $0.64 per share on revenue of $5.55 billion. NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP) is projected to post its Q3 earnings at $0.56 per share on revenue of $1.62 billion. Hospira (NYSE: HSP) is expected to report its Q4 earnings at $0.54 per share on revenue of $1.04 billion. Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM) is estimated to post its Q4 earnings at $0.77 per share on revenue of $3.86 billion.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) is expected to post its Q4 earnings at $0.24 per share on revenue of $1.10 billion. Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) is estimated to post its Q4 earnings at $0.03 per share on revenue of $1.54 billion. Avis Budget Group (NYSE: CAR) is estimated to post a Q4 loss at $0.07 per share on revenue of $1.63 billion. Dr Pepper Snapple Group (NYSE: DPS) is expected to report its Q4 earnings at $0.85 per share on revenue of $1.49 billion.

Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) announced its plans to acquire General Electric's (NYSE: GE) 49% equity stake in their NBCUniversal joint venture. Comcast also reported an 18% surge in its fourth-quarter profit.

The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) reported a 47% drop in its fourth-quarter earnings.